Tourism & CC Challenges & Opportunities - Global Commons Institute

Additional Information Sources and Relevant Organisations
“Djerba Declaration” Climate Change and
Tourism: Proceedings of the 1st International
Conference on Climate Change and Tourism,
Djerba, 2003.
http://www.world-tourism.org/sustainable/climate/finalreport.pdf
The proceedings of the first WTO International
Conference on Climate Change and Tourism, held in
Djerba, Tunisia in April 2003. The report contains the
main conclusions and agenda for action derived from
the Conference, as well as the Djerba Declaration on
Tourism and Climate Change, a WTO background
paper, a list of presentations and a summary of the
sessions and discussions held. Topics covered include
the current scientific thinking on the subject; details
of the activities of organisations acting in this field; the
impact of climate change on the tourism industry; case
studies from around the world detailing the impact of
climate change on a variety of tourism activities and in
a variety of locations; and an examination of tourism’s
own contribution to the causes of climate change.
EcoBusiness
www.ecobuisnesslinks.com
This is an international market place for all forms of
consumer related products and sustainable development.
It also operates a Carbon Emissions Offset Directory.
European Climate Policy Dossier
www.eel.nl/categorieen/index.asp?sub_categorie=168&c_
nr=5&linktwee=ja
The European Environmental Law website contains
text cases, legislation and other documents related to
European Environmental Law. Dossiers offer a more in
depth view on specific issues, for example on climate
change. The website is hosted by the T.M.C. Asser
Instituut.
European Commission - Tourism
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/services/tourism/index_
en.htm
This site contains information on various European
Union (EU) programmes, schemes, funds, and initiatives
of interest to the European tourism sector. It aims to
present a comprehensive and structured overview of
the opportunities the Community offers to help the
development of sustainable tourism. As well as links to
individual programmes the site also includes access to
online documents and reports.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
http://www.ipcc.ch/
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
(IPCC) was established in 1988 by the World
Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United
Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in order to
assess the available scientific, technical, and socioeconomic
information in the field of climate change.
The IPCC is organised into three main working groups:
working group I concentrates on the physical science
basis; working group II on impacts, adaptation and
vulnerability; working group III on mitigation of climate
change. The site provides information on each of the
working groups, including their remit, structure and
future activities; access to the four Assessment Reports;
technical papers and other documents.
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
(OPEC)
www.opec.org
OPEC’s mission is to coordinate and unify the petroleum
policies of Member Countries and ensure the stabilization
of oil markets in order to secure an efficient, economic
and regular supply of petroleum to consumers, a steady
income to producers and a fair return on capital to those
investing in the petroleum industry. It is thus a key player
in issues relating to transport and for example releases a
monthly oil market report which is useful reading.
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